Woodley went into the fight after almost more than a year away from the Octagon and his return wasn't as palatable as he perceived, with Gilbert Burns pressuring and dominating him from the opening round till the end to win a unanimous decision 50-44 twice and 55-45 on the Judges scorecards.
“I’m very happy. I trained so hard for this fight. I knew I could do it. I was calling this guy out for a reason,” Burns told Daniel Cormier in his post-fight interview. “My name now has got to be the No. 1 contender. I love the champ, my training partner Kamaru Usman, but c’mon – give me the shot. I’ve got a lot of love for you, but I’m next. I want to fight for the title. If they want to make the f…

Nunes is a clear favourite going into the fight, with her exploits in the the Octagon, confirming her peak form. Spencer is clearly given a slim chance to come out victorious in this one but is expected to put up a good fight as defeating the Future Hall Of Famer will not only earn her gold but boost her Octagon reputation and rankings.

In the Co Main Event, former Bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) will battle Raphael Assuncao (27-7 MMA, 11-4 UFC) in a battle that decides the top contender in the division. GET UPDATES ON YOUR FAVOURITE SPORTSSubscribe in a reader
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UFC 250 Build Up: Amanda Nunes, The Lioness Welcomes G.O.A.T Status ↑ Grab this Headline Animator
Reigning two weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes has been named the Greatest Of All Time by her upcoming opponent Felicia Spencer and despite having a humble personality, she seems comfortable with the tag at the moment.

Glancing back at her career, it's unarguably true she deserves the accolades after successfully taking out the big names in multiple weight classes. Having dealt with critics and detractors in the build up to this stage of her career. It's high time, someone begins to give her credit.

“Honestly, yeah, because I did it,” Nunes told MMA Junkie. “I did everything. I proved it already. I feel like I hear so many other things, too, and I’m OK about it – bad things. Not that I’m OK about it, but it is what it is. People say things, what am I going to do? Am I going to punch them? No. I have to listen and let it go. … So if you can handle that, when people talk sh-t about …

UFC 250 Weigh In Results: Amanda Nunes And Felicia Spencer Make Weight↑ Grab this Headline Animator
The Ultimate Fighting championship will hit us ones again on Saturday with UFC 250 and all fighters on the card made weight for their respective bouts during the official weigh ins, including th Main Event bout between Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer.
The Weigh In's took place at the Apex Center and that remains the Venue for the event in Saturday, whose main card will air on Pay-per-view following preliminary card on ESPN and Early Preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Amanda Nunes (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC), The simultaneous Bantamweight and Featherweights titlist will put her title on the line against challenger Felicia Spencer (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in the main event as she looks to pile on her G.O.A.T credentials.

Woodley was dominated from start to finish in a fight that was supposed to be his bounce back from his title loss to Kamaru Usman about 15 months ago. The first back to back loss in his professional career but this seemed to bother him less as he felt and look d alot calmer in his post fight interview.
“I felt good,” Woodley said. “I have no excuses. I felt good. I train hard. I was in great shape. I felt like I did everything right. Everything felt good from the walkout to the stretch, to every single thing about the fight. I looked him in the eyes yesterday and knew he was going to be ready to fight. I thought that was good. He did a good job of keeping the distance (and) not coming at the shots. I fel…

UFC On ESPN 9 Results : Mackenzie Dern Taps Hannah Cifers With History Making Submission ↑ Grab this Headline Animator
Mackenzie Dern made little work of fellow Strawweight contender Hannah Cifers but had to go through an aggressive and relentless attack in the early minutes of the fight to eventually win the fight in the opening bout of UFC On ESPN 9 Main Card, which took place on Saturday night at the Apex Center in Las Vegas. Aired on ESPN/ESPN+.

Dern (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was only able to make the fight after, she took the fight to the canvas and forced Cifers (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) to submit with a knee bar at exactly 2:36 mark of the first round. The best finish on the card.
Cifers came out swinging after the opening bell, fired blows, elbows and knees, making the fight very dirty from the first second and thereby, taking Dern off her game. After a couple of strikes, She pushed Dern away and got back to the center, where she planned starting all over again. Dern l…

UFC On ESPN 9 Video Highlights : Tyron Woodley Vs Gilbert Burns ↑ Grab this Headline Animator
Gilbert Burns has now established himself as a top contender in the UFC welterweight division by dominating former champ Tyron Woodley throughout the UFC on ESPN 9 main event to win a unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Apex Center in Las Vegas. Live on ESPN/ESPN+.

Tyron Woodley was ones a very dominant force in the UFC welterweight division Burns was ready for everything, he could bring, dominating him from the opening bell, cut him open early in the fight and controlled the fight both on feet and on the canvas to earn a unanimous decision 50 - 44 twice and 50-45 on the Judge's scorecards.

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Burns didn't joke about his intent after defeating the former champion. He called out Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in his post fight Interview.

UFC On ESPN 9 Results : Tyron Woodley Vs Gilbert Burns ↑ Grab this Headline Animator
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is stepping back in the Octagon against Rising Contender Gilberto Burns in the main event of UFC on ESPN 9 tonight, the first time since loosing his title to current champion Kamaru Usman.

Woodley (19-4-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) will be looking to bounce back from the one side performance in his last outing and in so doing, stop one of the biggest prospects in the Welterweight division in Burns (18-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC).

Both fighters performed their duties in making the fight official by hitting the scales at the 170.5 pounds respectively during the weigh Ins that ended with only one fighter missing weight.

The first full round of football with take place from June 19 to June 21st which will be the first time since a ban was placed on gatherings due to the Corona Virus pandemic. The first two games, taking place on the 17th where games postponed earlier this year to give room for the EFL cup final.

After the fixtures, scheduled for 17th every team in the Premier League will each have 29 games on their tally, while the remaining games will be played on any suitable day in the week with a maximum of four games each on Saturdays and Sundays.

Kamaru Usman Has Conor McGregor Option For Title Defence - Manager ↑ Grab this Headline Animator
The UFC welterweight division is presently red hot and with Just too many contenders angling for a shot against UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. However, He seem to have a big option for his next title defence.

Before now, Usman was linked with a summer title defence against BMF title holder Jorge Masvidal but it seems "GameBred" is angling towards a rematch with Nate Diaz, which has indirectly forced Usman into search for other available options.

According to Usman's trainer Ali Abdelaziz, Usman could give Conor McGregor a title shot if Masvidal isn't ready to take a shot at the welterweight title. GET UPDATES ON YOUR FAVOURITE SPORTSSubscribe in a reader
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